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Exceptional features of the embryonic ontogeny of a direct‐developing Robber frog by Salica, M. J., Goldberg, J., Akmentins, M. S., Candioti, F. Vera

“…In frogs, the loss of the free‐living tadpole stage implies deep transformations in morphology and development, and the result is a combination of traits…”
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Using sighting records to infer extinction in three endemic Argentinean marsupial frogs by Akmentins, M. S., Pereyra, L. C., Vaira, M.

“…Three species of marsupial frogs of the genus Gastrotheca are at the forefront of amphibian conservation concern in Argentina. Most of the data available on…”
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Disentangling the multiple components of anuran diversity associated to different land‐uses in Yungas forests, Argentina by Pereyra, L. C., Akmentins, M. S., Vaira, M., Moreno, C. E.

“…Natural habitats have drastically regressed due to rapid changes in land‐use during recent decades, generating a decrease in species diversity. In light of…”
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Tolerant and avoiders in an urban landscape: anuran species richness and functional groups responses in the Yungas’ forest of NW Argentina by Pereyra, Laura C., Akmentins, M. S., Salica, M. J., Quiroga, M. F., Moreno, C. E., Vaira, M.

“…Urbanization is one of the most important causes of ecological changes and biodiversity loss worldwide, and forests in Latin America provide valuable scenarios…”
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Patterns of daily and seasonal calling activity of a direct-developing frog of the subtropical Andean forests of Argentina by Akmentins, M.S., Pereyra, L.C., Sanabria, E.A., Vaira, M.

“…Climate often regulates different aspects of the life cycle and activity of amphibians. Climatic seasonality may impose severe restrictions on breeding…”
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Status and population dynamics of the Critically Endangered Valcheta frog Pleurodema somuncurense on the Patagonian Somuncura Plateau by Velasco, MA, Berkunsky, I, Akmentins, MS, Kass, CA, Arellano, ML, Aguirre, TM, Williams, JD, Kacoliris, FP

“…Amphibian populations are declining globally. In this scenario, detailed information on their ecology is crucial to determine the status and extinction risk of…”
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Evaluating the efficacy of visual encounter and automated acoustic survey methods in anuran assemblages of the Yungas Andean forests of Argentina by Boullhesen, M., Vaira, M., Barquez, R.M., Akmentins, M.S.

“…•Passive Acoustic Monitoring is widely used in anuran monitoring programs.•Several available acoustic indices can act as anuran proxies.•PAM can be used as an…”
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Soundscapes of the Yungas Andean forest: Identifying the acoustic footprint of an anuran assemblage by Boullhesen, M., Vaira, M., Barquez, R.M., Akmentins, M.S.

“…Soundscapes are composed by the conjunction of sound patterns in each space and time. The biophony produced by the advertisement calls of anurans are one of…”
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Using sighting records to infer extinction in three endemic A rgentinean marsupial frogs by Akmentins, M. S., Pereyra, L. C., Vaira, M.

“…Three species of marsupial frogs of the genus G astrotheca are at the forefront of amphibian conservation concern in A rgentina. Most of the data available on…”
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Reptilia, Squamata, Dipsadidae, Tomodon orestes Harvey and Muñoz, 2004: distribution extension, new country record by Akmentins, Mauricio Sebastián, Vaira, Marcos

“…We report the first record of Tomodon orestes Harvey and Muñoz, 2004 for Argentina. An adult male was collected in November 2008 in an open grassland habitat…”
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Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae, Oreobates barituensis: distribution extension, new provincial record and geographic distribution map by Akmentins, Mauricio Sebastián, Vaira, Marcos

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